,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1      
#bjae,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,fischer1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4       
,alexander7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide nationally consistent     
measures of performance of the ,nation's
 ports1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,port performance freight statistics    
program  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #fc of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #fcad4 ,port performance    
freight statistics program  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,director shall establish1 
on behalf of the ,secretary1 a port     
performance statistics program to       
provide nationally consistent measures  
of performance of the ,nation's top #be 
ports by tonnage1 top #be ports by      
#bj-;foot equivalent unit1 and top #be  

ports by dry bulk4  7b7 ,annual reports 
7#a7 ,port capacity and throughput ,not 
later than ,january #ae of each year1   
the ,director shall submit an annual    
report to ,congress that includes       
statistics on capacity and throughput at
 these ports4  7#b7 ,port performance   
indicators ,the ,director shall require 
each ,united ,states port authority     
referred to in subsection 7a7 that      
receives ,federal assistance or is      
subject to ,federal regulation to submit
 an annual report to the ,bureau of     
,transportation ,statistics that        
includes statistics on capacity and     
throughput1 including--  7,a7 the volume
 of inbound and outbound cargo to       
include containers1 break bulk1         
vehicles1 and dry and liquid bulk2  7,b7
 the average number of lifts per hour of
 containers by crane2  7,c7 the average 
vessel unload rate2  7,d7 the average   
vessel load rate2  7,e7 the average     
vessel turn time2  7,f7 port transit    
time2  7,g7 the average cargo dwell     

time2  7,h7 the average container dwell 
time2  7,i7 port storage capacity and   
utilization2  7,j7 the average wait time
 for trucks inside a port complex2  7,k7
 the average truck time at ports2 and   
7,l7 the average rail delay at ports4   
7c7 ,recommendations ,the ,director     
shall obtain recommendations for        
specifications for port performance     
measures1 to identify standard data     
elements for measuring port performance1
 from--  7#a7 operating administrations 
of the ,department of ,transportation2  
7#b7 the ,coast ,guard2  7#c7 the       
,maritime ,administration2  7#d7 the    
,marine ,transportation ,system         
,national ,advisory ,council2  7#e7 the 
,army ,corps of ,engineers2  7#f7 the   
,saint ,lawrence ,seaway ,development   
,corporation2 and  7#g7 the ,advisory   
,committee on ,supply ,chain            
,competitiveness4  7d7 ,access to data  
,the ,director shall ensure that the    
statistics compiled under this section  
are readily accessible to the public1   

consistent with applicable security     
constraints and confidentiality         
interests4  4  7b7 ,prohibition on      
certain disclosures ,section            
#fcjg7;b77#a7 of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
or section #fcad7;b7 after section      
#fcjb7;b77#c77;,b7 each place it        
appears4  7c7 ,copies of reports        
,section #fcjg7;b77#b77;,a7 of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting or section #fcad7;b7 after 
section #fcjb7;b77#c77;,b74  7d7        
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for chapter #fc of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #fcad4 ,port performance    
freight statistics program4  4  #b4     
,monthly reports on performance at      
,united ,states ports  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #a year before the      
expiration date of a maritime labor     
agreement for a ,united ,states port1 #c
 months before the expiration date of   

the maritime labor agreement1 and       
monthly thereafter1 the ,secretary of   
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,commerce and the     
,secretary of ,labor1 shall submit a    
report to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
includes port performance indicators at 
the affected port4 ,if multiple ports   
are affected by the expiration of the   
maritime labor agreement1 the ,secretary
 of ,transportation shall submit a      
report for each affected port4  7b7     
,contents ,each report required under   
subsection 7a7 shall include1 for the   
affected port during the previous       
month--  7#a7 the performance indicators
 listed under section #fcad7;b77#b7 of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 
the number and type of vessels awaiting 
berthing1 including average wait time2  
7#c7 the number of cancelled vessel     

calls2  7#d7 an estimate of the economic
 impact associated with any delays both 
at the port and across the national     
economy2 and  7#e7 an estimate of the   
amount of time required to clear any    
congestion4  7c7 ,effective period ,the 
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,commerce and the ,secretary of ,labor1 
shall submit a report required under    
subsection 7a7 for an affected port     
until the date that a new maritime labor
 agreement for the port is agreed to by 
all of the parties to that maritime     
labor agreement4  7d7 ,definition of    
maritime labor agreement ,in this       
section1 the term maritime labor        
agreement has the meaning given such    
term in section #djajb of title #df1    
,united ,states ,code4